Hitching-box



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110. 441,937. Patented Mar. 10,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC BROOKE, OF POTTSTOVVN, PENNSYLVANIA.

HITCHING-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 447,937, dated March10, 1891.

Application filed January 24, 1890. Serial No. 333,002. (No model.) 7

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ISAAC BROOKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pottstown, in the county of Montgomery and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement inHitching-Boxes,whioh improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a box adapted to be placed in a sidewalk,street, road, &c., to receive a hitching chain or strap, said box beingprovided with hooks for sustaining the upper end of the chain.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a hitching-box embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section thereof in perspective.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a box, havingalid B hingedthereto. Connected with the bottom or base of the box is a hook or eye0, to which is attached the hitching chain or strap D.

Vithin the box, at the upper end thereof, are hooks E, on which may besupported the cross-bar or outer end of the chain or strap.

It will be seen that when the box is in position it is covered by thelid B, and when said lid is opened the chain or strap is accessible,whereby an animal may be hitched and the chain or strap remain connectedwith the box. WVhen the animal is unhitched, the chain or strap isreturned into the box and the cross-bar or outer end rested on orconnected with the hooks E, whereby it is always within reach and heldelevated above water that may enter the box. When the lid is closed, thechain or strap is entirely concealed and shielded from the weather.

The bottom of the box is formed with a flange A and tapering sides.

It will be understood that the box is adapted to be embedded, and bymeans of the said construction of flange and tapering sides the verticaldisplacement of the box is prevented.

Having thus described my. invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A hitching-box adapted to be embedded and provided with acover andwith inwardlyprojecting parallel hooks attached to the upper part of oneside of the box for the support of the bar of the chain, thereby leavingthe main portion of the top free for insertion of the hand into andunder the chain-bar, said hooks being separated, so that the tingers maypass under and grasp the bar between said hooks, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

2. A hitching-box adapted to be embedded and havingabottom flange andtaperingsides to resist vertical displacement, and a hinged cover, achain attached at its lower end, and inwardly-projecting hooks attachedto one side near the upper edge of said box and centrally separated,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ISAAC BROOKE. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, L. J ENNINGL

